Sam Walton: Made In America
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (840 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553562835 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Meet a genuine American folk hero cut from the homespun cloth of America's heartland: Sam Walton, who parlayed a single dime store in a hardscrabble cotton town into Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world. The undisputed merchant king of the late twentieth century, Sam never lost the common touch. Here, finally, inimitable words. Genuinely modest, but always sure if his ambitions and achievements. Sam shares his thinking in a candid, straight-from-the-shoulder style. In a story rich with anecdotes and the "rules of the road" of both Main Street and Wall Street, Sam Walton chronicles the inspiration, heart, and optimism that propelled him to lasso
As unassuming -and wise- as its author, Sam Walton Kindle Customer "Made in America" is as unassuming as its author, Sam Walton. It is written in very colloquial plain "American" English, so you can almost image Mr. Walton, in his death bed, dictating this little book of wisdom. It is filled with many pearls of wisdom, on how to b. "WOW! I CAN NEVER LOOK AT WALMART THE SAME AGAIN!" according to Mordecai. So I really enjoyed reading this book. I started reading a book every week, and this so happened to fall in my lap one day. One of the things I learned from this book is to always be humble, and ready to listen. I am more ready to pivot, and move with the trends th. Amazon Customer said If your a business owner, planning to run a. If your a business owner, planning to run a business, or thinking of starting one then read this book. It's all about Waltons story of how he started walmart. I thought it was some kind of autobiography, nope. It has a few personal stories but they are only about 5
Coauthor Huey does a fine job of incorporating candid testimonials from family members and associates, who thought Walton's ideas were sometimes silly. Smith, Harvard Business Sch. Walton also addresses accusations against him, such as running the competition out of town. . However, readers will enjoy the folksy narrative of the small-town millionaire who revolutionized retail distribution. Shortly after Walton's death, the book was given an overly sentimental postscript (a minor detraction) and rushed into print. Centered on the building of his Wal-Mart empire, his book, like fellow magnate Sandra Kurtzig's CEO: Building a $400 Million Company from Ground Up ( LJ 5/1/91), is light on biography. Lib.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal The late Sam Walton was one of the shrewdest and richest merchants in America. Highly recommended for public and academic business collections.- Rebecca A